Effects of Particle Size, Temperature, and Metal Content on VNIR Spectra of Ordinary Chondrite Meteorites in a Simulated Asteroid Environment

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Marina E. Gemma, Katherine A. Shirley, Timothy D. Glotch, Denton S. Ebel, Kieren T. Howard MAPS, First Published: 3 March 2026 LINK “Key Points “Laboratory spectral analysis of well-characterized meteorite samples can be employed to…

A new approach to investigate the influence of space weathering and spectral resolution on the visibility of infrared spectral features in meteoritesOPEN ACCESS 

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Bernadett D. Pál, Ákos Kereszturi, Ildikó Gyollai, Dániel Rezes, Sándor Biri, Béla Sulik, Máté Szabó, Péter Szávai, Zoltán Szalai Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 10 February 2026 LINK + PDF “Highlights “We investigate…

Spectroscopy of the Hamburg Meteorite, Michigan H4OPEN ACCESS 

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M. Darby Dyar, Laura B. Breitenfeld, Melissa D. Lane, Timothy Glotch, Roger Clark, Neil Pearson, Elizabeth C. Sklute, Molly C. McCanta, Amanda J. Hendrix, Brandon Weller The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 6, Number 10, Published…

Insights into the mineralogy of the Rantila aubrite: A luminescence and VNIR reflectance spectroscopy studyOPEN ACCESS 

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Anna-Irene Landi, Michael Gaft, Cristian Carli, Fabrizio Capaccioni, Giovanni Pratesi Icarus, In Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 3 July 2025 LINK + PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Highlights “Rantila aubrite fell in Rantila, Gujarat, India, in August…

Comparative Mid-infrared Spectroscopy of Dark, Primitive Asteroids: Does Shared Taxonomic Class Indicate Shared Silicate Composition?OPEN ACCESS 

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Oriel A. Humes, Audrey C. Martin, Cristina A. Thomas and Joshua P. Emery The Planetary Science Journal, Volume 5, Number 5 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Primitive asteroids with low albedos and red slopes in…

VNIR reflectance spectra of silicate-graphite mixtures: The effect of graphite content and particle size

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E. Bruschini, C. Carli, A.-C. Buellet, M. Vincendon, F. Capaccioni, M. Ferrari, F. Vetere, A. Secchiari, D. Perugini, A. Montanini IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 22 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Graphite decreases the…

Tagish Lake is Still the Only Possible Meteorite Sample from D-Type Asteroids

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Hiroi T. Ohtsuka K. Zolensky M. E. Rutherford M. J. Milliken R. E. PDF LPSC 2022 abstract [#1149] “Although some meteorite candidates such as Tarda have been suggested, Tagish Lake is still the only possible…

Martian meteorites reflectance and implications for rover missions

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L. Mandon, P. Beck, C. Quantin-Nataf, E. Dehouck, A. Pommerol, Z. Yoldi, R. Cerubini, L. Pan, M. Martinot, V. Sautter IcarusIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 6 May 2021 LINK “Highlights • We provide the…

Hapke mixture modeling applied to VNIR spectra of mafic mineral mixtures and shergottites: Implications for quantitative analysis of satellite dataOPEN ACCESS 

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Jennifer K., Harris Peter, M. Grindrod Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 24 March 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13065 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “The mineralogy of Mars is well understood on a qualitative level at a…

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